Paint, Resin & Polymer Compounding worked example
Resin Yield Loss at 3.45% target yield loss rate: a worked example
Push target yield loss rate up to 3.45% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. you need a clean yield loss rate and gap to target for resin or polymer batches to put on a tier board or improvement plan
The inputs for this scenario
- Resin lost or off-spec: 30 gal (unchanged)
- Theoretical batch output: 1,000 gal (unchanged)
- Target yield loss rate: 3.45 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 3)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Resin yield loss rate = resin lost or off-spec / theoretical batch output * 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
- At this operating point the engine returns 3 % for resin yield loss rate, the number this scenario is built around.
- At this operating point the engine returns 0.45 points for gap to target loss rate.
- At this operating point the engine returns 30 gal for resin lost or off-spec.
- At this operating point the engine returns 1,000 gal for theoretical batch output.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where target yield loss rate sits at 3% and the headline result is 3 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3 %.
- It divides gallons lost or off-spec by theoretical batch output to give a yield loss percentage, then compares it to your target. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.
Results at a glance
- Resin yield loss rate: 3 % (headline result)
- Gap to target loss rate: 0.45 points
- Resin lost or off-spec: 30 gal
- Theoretical batch output: 1,000 gal
Run it with your numbers
- Every input above is editable in the live Resin Yield Loss calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.